Journalists have a long and essentially uncomplicated relationship with alcohol. “Between 1899 and 1904 there was only one reporter south of the Mason-Dixon Line who did not drink at all,” H. L. Mencken wrote, “and he was considered insane.” The industry has changed a lot since 1904, but some things endure—and one is that while trade groups and PR flacks generally str (...)
The Last Word
On the House
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